Brewery Showcase | Our Mutual Friend Brewery (Denver, CO)

Address: 

2810 Larimer St, Denver, CO 80205

Hours of Operation:

• Monday: Closed
• Tuesday – Thursday: 4-10pm
• Friday – Saturday: 2-12pm
• Sunday: 2-10pm

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Event Recap | 2015 Day of Darks

Once upon a time, the Wynkoop Brewery threw an event called the “Parade of Darks” — a festival of sorts that celebrated those delicious nectars of winter that we … Read More

Colorado Ski Season Brewery Guide | Summit County

Believe it or not, most Colorado ski resorts have already opened, or are entering their final countdowns toward opening day, meaning it’s a safe bet that many of you … Read More

3rd Annual Collaboration Fest Returns March 19th

Representing the most creative minds in the craft beer industry, the third annual Collaboration Fest will bring brewers from around the world together to brew one-time-only beers. Collaboration Fest will take place on Saturday, March 19, 2016 at Sports Authority Field at Mile High (1701 Bryant St. Denver CO 80204), and serves as the official  kick-off to Colorado Craft Beer Week.

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Ermatingers Launching Speciation Artisan Ales in Michigan

The state of Michigan is a special place for craft beer. Historically, the mitten has always been on the forefront of the Midwest craft brewing scene with staples like Founders, … Read More

Brewery Showcase | Mockery Brewing Company

Mockery Brewing
3501 Delgany Street
Denver, CO 80216
(303) 953-2058

Capacity:

15 Barrel Brewhouse

Open Date:

November 2014

Hours of Operation:

Monday – Thursday: 3pm-9pm
Friday: 2pm-11pm
Saturday: Noon-11pm
Sunday: Noon-9:00pm

Mockery might seem like a strange name for a brewery. While it sounds like it could be a big joke, Mockery makes some seriously delicious beer that is out of the ordinary. Mockery even acknowledges this with their motto, “The only thing we take seriously is beer.”

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New Brewery Preview | Little Machine Beer

Little Machine Beer
Location: 2924 W 20th Ave, Denver, CO 80211
303-284-7893

Capacity: 10 Barrel System

Open Date: October 29, 2015

Hours of Operation:
MONDAY – THURSDAY Noon-10pm
FRIDAY/SATURDAY 11am-11pm
SUNDAY 11am-10pm

Amazing and complex things come from simple parts. This concept is the basis Ben Chenard, Mike Dunkly, and Brett Williams put behind Little Machine Beer, the newest brewery in Denver, opening today in Jefferson Park. Like incredibly complicated machines that are built from nuts and bolts, delicious and intricate beer starts with the same four ingredients: Hops, Barley, Yeast and Water.

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Brewery Showcase | Black Shirt Brewing Company

Special thanks to Dustin Hall of the Brewtography Project for Photos. To see more, visit The Brewtography Project.

Location:

3719 Walnut St, Denver, CO 80205

Hours:

Mon-Tues: Closed

Wed-Thurs: … Read More

Major News and Storylines from GABF 2015

Earlier this year, when The Brewers Association announced that the Great American Beer Festival would be Bigger, Better and Beerier, we assumed that was merely a reference to the … Read More

Brewery Showcase | Epic Brewing Company Denver

Average Reading Time: 5 minutes

Epic Brewing Company – Denver Taproom

3001 Walnut Street

Denver, CO 80205

(720) 539-7410

Capacity:

20 Barrel Brewhouse

Open Date:

September 2013

Hours of Operation:

Monday – Thursday: Noon-10pm

Friday/Saturday: Noon-12am or later

Sunday: Noon-9:00pm

Epic Brewing exploded onto the beer scene in Salt Lake City in 2008 and quickly started being recognized for their exemplary beers both domestically and internationally. To keep up with their demand and expand their distribution, co-founders David Cole and Peter Erickson headed east across the Rockies and opened a second brewery in Denver’s River North district. The new Denver location also allowed them to expand their barrel system and create a sour beer program too.

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Brewery Showcase | Wit’s End Brewing Company

Average Reading Time: 5 minutes

Beer geeks welcomed!

Wit’s End Brewing Co 2505 W 2nd Ave #13, Denver, CO 80219 (303) 459-4379

Capacity:

7 Barrel Brewhouse, 1 Barrel pilot system

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The Lorenzo Lamas of Beer Drinkers: My Interview with Andy Juett

Andy Juett is a comic renaissance man in Denver, Colorado, focusing on stand-up, acting, writing, producing, and hosting. Andy is one of the creators of the High Plains Comedy Festival, which just celebrated its third successful year, and a partner in the Sexpot Comedy. Andy recently starred in and wrote season one of a short online comedy series, Glenn Has Idea$. Andy will be performing at and hosting Offensively Delicious (our preview here), a craft beer comedy show sponsored by Renegade Brewing on Wednesday, September 23, during the Great American Beer Festival.

I sat down with Andy at Renegade to share a beer and a few laughs.

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Event Preview | Offensively Delicious: A Craft Beer Comedy Show presented by Renegade Brewing Company and Sexpot Comedy

When: Wednesday, September 23, 6-10 p.m.
Where: Oriental Theatre (Denver, CO)

For the second year in a row, Renegade and Sexpot Comedy are joining forces to kick off Great American Beer Festival with the unique and incredibly fun Offensively Delicious Craft Beer Comedy Show. Combining some of the best local and national comics with an elite 10 brewery mini beer fest, the show gets you ready for the U.S.’s premier beer event that starts the following day.

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Colorado Brewers Guild Releases Economic Impact Study | What the Numbers Mean for the Beer Drinker

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The Colorado Brewers Guild’s just released its recent findings, curated by Leeds School of Business at CU Boulder, about the economic impact of Colorado Craft Beer to the State’s Economy. The CBG is a non-profit organization serving craft breweries and brewpubs in Colorado.

So, what do the numbers mean to the Colorado Beer Drinker? We weigh in and find that the results may be shockingly simple but we’ll tell you why it is more important now, more than ever, to support your local brewery.

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Brewery Showcase | Elevation Beer Company

Location: 115 Pahlone Parkway, Poncha Springs, CO 81242

Hours: 7 Days a week from 12-8pm

Brew Capacity: 15bbl system and 615bbls of fermentation

Distribution: CO, TX, AZ, and WA

Some moments stick with you. Whenever you search back through your memories, you can still see the entire scene echoing vividly through your consciousness. And while it may sound a bit silly, the first time I tried Elevation Beer Company is one of those moments. Read More

Q/A with Wynne Odell on Odell’s Employee Ownership

Two weeks ago the Odell Brewing family made a major splash but announcing that it would be selling ownership back to it’s employees rather than following recent trends of … Read More

Great Divide’s Barrel Bar Opens Friday

Address: 3403 Brighton Boulevard, Denver, CO 80216

If you haven’t noticed the smell of malted grains emanating from Brighton Boulevard yet, you will soon, very soon. Great Divide has … Read More

Roundtable Discussion | Patriotic Beers

It’s no surprise that this week’s roundtable discussion centers around the upcoming 4th of July holiday. We asked the team what beer and/or beer design best represents the good ol’ U S of A? The best part? There’s plenty of time to stock the cooler full with these recommended patriotic beers before the big day.
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State of the Porch Address | PorchDrinking 3 Year Anniversary

Well hello there fellow PorchDrinkers! Let me start by saying a big thank you to everyone for supporting the website over the past three years. For those of you … Read More

Event Recap | Burning Can ExtravCANza 2015

I can honestly say that the Oskar Blues’ 4th Annual Burning Can ExtravCANza was the BEST beer event I have covered since living in Colorado. Now that’s a pretty bold … Read More